Villargondran
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villargondran (INSEE 73320) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Maurienne Arvan. Population 790 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73320-villargondran
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 15,726 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BUDDHA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | BUDDHA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 938 (2012) → 790 (2023): -15.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 824 (1990) → 790 (2023): -4.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 441, of which 5.9 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villargondran): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE weather station, 2.8 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 660 m. [10]
The village sits 110 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MAUR, 3.2 km away at 610 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 50 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE, 2.8 km away at 550 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 253,180 € — 2,218 € per m² of built surface. [11]
12 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 100,250 € — 1,245 € per m². [11]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73320
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard | 30 | 207 km SW | 798 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vaire | 25 | 226 km N | 812 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beuveille | 54 | 467 km N | 783 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcé | 49 | 575 km NW | 843 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mackenheim | 67 | 338 km N | 768 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belle-Église | 60 | 538 km NW | 730 | 33.5 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard | 30 | 207 km SW | 798 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vaire | 25 | 226 km N | 812 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mackenheim | 67 | 338 km N | 768 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beuveille | 54 | 467 km N | 783 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belle-Église | 60 | 538 km NW | 730 | 33.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Marcé | 49 | 575 km NW | 843 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Villargondran's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennes | 25 | 222 km N | 669 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pougny | 01 | 103 km N | 871 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Michelbach-le-Haut | 68 | 269 km N | 636 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagny-les-Lanches | 74 | 72 km N | 830 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Temple | 51 | 444 km N | 768 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Etting | 57 | 424 km N | 714 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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